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Roasted Coffee
Sweet Maria's offers coffee roasted for regular drip (or french press, vacuum pot, etc) and coffee roasted for espresso. As of October 2011, we are carrying the roasted coffee as an in stock item - so we roast, sell it and ship it immediately. If we have roasted coffee, it will be in stock. When we run out, we run out. Shipping is no longer included in the cost and you can combine a roasted coffee order with other items. Just be aware that you want to pick a shipping method that will get the coffee there quickly.
If you roast your own, you might want to cup your roasts versus those done on the gas-fired German Probat roaster, and compare the "degree of roast" we have chosen for the specific coffees to your own.
For more on our roasted offerings, keep reading, or scroll to the bottom to see what coffees we're currently roasting
Regular Coffee
We choose our regular coffee offerings as a pair to highlight differences in origin, processing, or roast; to provide our customers the ability to study the flavor profiles of two coffees. This sort of comparison is what we do all the time. Tom does this formally when he cups a number of different coffee lots at the cupping table. In the warehouse we make a different coffee each time we brew a pot. Such a practice helps us focus on the flavor of the cup, to appreciate each coffee's uniqueness. Coffees can be purchased separately or, as we suggest, together.
We offer Standard espresso blends - blends we maintain and consistently offer- and Espresso Workshop editions. These later "editions" are blends designed around specific lots; the blends will last only as long as their unique ingredients last, and then they are gone. We offer one Espresso Workshop blend and one Standard blend for sale each week. Or maybe a Single Origin espresso, or two Workshop blends – we'll see what strikes us.
Our roast style for espresso is light, what has come to be called West Coast Espresso in forums and blogs. These are roast levels that have not reached 2nd crack, and produce a clean, bright, lively cup, without the carbony, tarry flavors some people associate out of habit with espresso. So be forewarned! If you are accustomed to espresso roasts as black, shiny blobs of coal, you won't like our roast. If you are excited to see what other flavors are possible in espresso, then the Espresso Workshop selections might interest you.
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da Vinci® Prostatectomy
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and are considering surgery, ask your doctor about minimally invasive da Vinci® Prostatectomy.
Why da Vinci Surgery?
With the da Vinci System, surgeons operate through a few small incisions instead of a large open incision - similar to traditional laparoscopy. The da Vinci System features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and special wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human wrist. da Vinci enables your doctor to operate with enhanced vision, precision, dexterity and control.
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci Prostatectomy offers many potential benefits when compared to traditional open surgery, including:
- More precise removal of cancerous1,2,3,4
- While nerve sparing surgery is possible regardless of surgical approach, studies suggest nerve sparing surgery with da Vinci enables:
- Faster return of erectile (sexual) function: Studies show patients who are potent prior to da Vinci Surgery experience a faster return of erectile function than previously potent patients who have open surgery5,6
- Better chance for return of urinary continence: Recent studies show more patients with da Vinci Surgery have full return of urinary continence within 6 months as compared to patients having open surgery4,5,6
- Less blood loss1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
- Less need for a blood transfusion1,4,6,7,8,9,11
- Less pain9
- Lower risk of complications1,4,7,8,11
- Lower risk of wound infection1,7
- Shorter hospital stay1,4,5,6,8,12
- Less chance of hospital readmission1
- Less chance of needing follow-up surgery1
- Fewer days with catheter5
- Less risk of deep vein thrombosis (life-threatening condition where a blood clot forms deep in the body)1
- Faster recovery10 and return to normal activities12
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci Prostatectomy offers the following potential benefits compared to traditional laparoscopy:
- More patients return to pre-surgery erectile function at 12-month checkup13,14
- Faster return of urinary continence14
- Lower risk of complications1
- Less blood loss and need for a transfusion1,8
- Less chance of nerve injury1
- Less chance of injuring the rectum1
- Shorter operation8
- Less risk of deep vein thrombosis (life-threatening condition where a blood clot forms deep in the body)1
- Shorter hospital stay1,8
- Less chance of hospital readmission1
- Less chance of needing follow-up surgery1
The da Vinci Surgical System is used in 4 out of 5 radical prostatectomies in the U.S.15
State-of-the-art da Vinci uses the latest in surgical and robotics technologies and is beneficial for performing complex surgery. Your surgeon is 100% in control of the da Vinci System, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body. da Vinci – taking surgery beyond the limits of the human hand.
Physicians have used the da Vinci System worldwide in approximately 1.5 million various surgical procedures to date. da Vinci is changing the experience of surgery for people around the world.
Risks & Considerations Related to Prostatectomy & da Vinci Surgery
Potential risks of any prostatectomy procedure include:1,11
- Urinary and/or sexual dysfunction due to nerve damage
- Rectal or bowel injury
- Blocked artery in the lung
- Blocked bowel
- To find a da Vinci surgeon near you, use our Surgeon Locator
- Tewari A, Sooriakumaran P, Bloch DA, Seshadri-Kreaden U, Hebert AE, Wiklund P. Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic prostatectomy. Eur Urol. 2012 Jul;62(1):1-15. Epub 2012 Feb 24.
- Weerakoon M, Sengupta S, Sethi K, Ischia J, Webb DR. Predictors of positive surgical margins at open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single surgeon series. J Robotic Surg. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11701-011-0313-4
- Coronato EE, Harmon JD, Ginsberg PC, Harkaway RC, Singh K, Braitman L, Sloane BB, Jaffe JS. A multiinstitutional comparison of radical retropubic prostatectomy, radical perineal prostatectomy, and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for treatment of localized prostate cancer. J Robotic Surg (2009) 3:175-178. DOI: 10.1007/s11701-009-0158-2.
- Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), reporting to the Minister of Health-Ireland. Health technology assessment of robot-assisted surgery in selected surgical procedures, 21 September 2011. http://www.hiqa.ie/system/files/HTA-robot-assisted-surgery.pdf
- Rocco B, Matei DV, Melegari S, Ospina JC, Mazzoleni F, Errico G, Mastropasqua M, Santoro L, Detti S, de Cobelli O. Robotic vs open prostatectomy in a laparoscopically naive centre: a matchedpair analysis. BJU Int. 2009 Oct;104(7):991-5. Epub 2009 May 5.
- Ficarra V, Novara G, Fracalanza S, D'Elia C, Secco S, Iafrate M, Cavalleri S, Artibani W. A prospective, non-randomized trial comparing robot-assisted laparoscopic and retropubic radical prostatectomy in one European institution. BJU Int. 2009 Aug;104(4):534-9. Epub 2009 Mar 5.
- Carlsson S, Nilsson AE, Schumacher MC, et al. Surgery-related complications in 1253 robot-assisted and 485 open retropubic radical prostatectomies at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Urology. 2010 May;75(5):1092-7.
- Ho C, Tsakonas E, Tran K, Cimon K, Severn M, Mierzwinski-Urban M, Corcos J, Pautler S. Robot-Assisted Surgery Compared with Open Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery: Clinical Effectiveness and Economic Analyses [Internet]. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH); 2011 (Technology report no. 137).
- Menon M, Tewari A, Baize B, Guillonneau B, Vallancien G. Prospective comparison of radical retropubic prostatectomy and robot-assisted anatomic prostatectomy: the Vattikuti Urology Institute experience. Urology. 2002 Nov;60(5):864-8
- Miller J, Smith A, Kouba E, Wallen E, Pruthi RS. Prospective evaluation of short-term impact and recovery of health related quality of life in men undergoing robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus open radical prostatectomy. J Urol. 2007 Sep;178(3 Pt 1):854-8; discussion 859. Epub 2007 Jul 16
- Trinh QD, Sammon J, Sun M, Ravi P, Ghani KR, Bianchi M, Jeong W, Shariat SF, Hansen J, Schmitges J, Jeldres C, Rogers CG, Peabody JO, Montorsi F, Menon M, Karakiewicz PI. Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared with open radical prostatectomy: results from the nationwide inpatient sample. Eur Urol. 2012 Apr;61(4):679-85. Epub 2011 Dec 22.
- Hohwu L, Akre O, Pedersen KV, Jonsson M, Nielsen CV, Gustafsson O. Open retropubic prostatectomy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: A comparison of length of sick leave. Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. Apr 7 2009:1-6.
- Asimakopoulos AD, Pereira Fraga CT, Annino F, Pasqualetti P, Calado AA, Mugnier C. Randomized comparison between laparoscopic and robot-assisted nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. J Sex Med. 2011 May;8(5):1503-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02215.x. Epub 2011 Feb 16.
- Porpiglia F, Morra I, Lucci Chiarissi M, Manfredi M, Mele F, Grande S, Ragni F, Poggio M, Fiori C. Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Eur Urol. 2012 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print]
- National Cancer Institute. NCI Cancer Bulletin. Tracking the Rise of Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer. Aug. 9, 2011 Vol. 8/Number 16. Available from: http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/080911/page4
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All surgery presents risk, including da Vinci Surgery. Results, including cosmetic results, may vary. Serious complications may occur in any surgery, up to and including death. Examples of serious and life-threatening complications, which may require hospitalization, include injury to tissues or organs; bleeding; infection, and internal scarring that can cause long-lasting dysfunction or pain. Temporary pain or nerve injury has been linked to the inverted position often used during abdominal and pelvic surgery. Patients should understand that risks of surgery include potential for human error and potential for equipment failure. Risks specific to minimally invasive surgery may include: a longer operative time; the need to convert the procedure to other surgical techniques; the need for additional or larger incision sites; a longer operation or longer time under anesthesia than your surgeon originally predicts. Converting the procedure to open could mean a longer operative time, long time under anesthesia, and could lead to increased complications. Research suggests that there may be an increased risk of incision-site hernia with single-incision surgery. Patients who bleed easily, have abnormal blood clotting, are pregnant or morbidly obese are typically not candidates for minimally invasive surgery, including da Vinci Surgery. Other surgical approaches are available. Patients should review the risks associated with all surgical approaches. They should talk to their doctors about their surgical experience and to decide if da Vinci is right for them. For more complete information on surgical risks, safety and indications for use, please refer to www.davincisurgery.com/da-vinci-surgery/safety-information.php.
All people depicted unless otherwise noted are models. ©2014 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. All rights reserved. Product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Devices described on this website may not be available in all markets outside of the United States, because product availability is subject to the regulatory requirements and pricing/reimbursement policies in each country. Please contact your Intuitive Surgical representative or local distributor if you have questions about the availability of Intuitive Surgical products in your area.

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Fall is my favorite time of the year. In more northerly states, it conjures memories of crackling leaves, hooded sweatshirts, worn-in jeans, football games and early sunsets. In Austin, it conjures memories of … not sweating, shirts that have sleeves and cool nights, if not yet days.
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Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds left Friday's game against the Washington Capitals in the first period after sustaining an elbow to the head from defenseman John Erskine.
Erskine stuck his elbow out to check Simmonds while both were pursuing a loose puck. The hit stopped play with 1:46 left in the period as Simmonds remained on the ice and received medical attention, but Erskine did not receive a penalty.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said after the game that Simmonds did not suffer a concussion or broken nose, while coach Peter Laviolette called the hit dirty, according to CSNPhilly.com's Tim Panaccio.
Holmgren says Simmonds has a "head injury" with whiplash. No broken nose. No concussion as of now. Laviolette called it a dirty hit.—
Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchCSN) February 02, 2013
While Simmonds was treated on the bench, teammate Zac Rinaldo retaliated by going after Washington's Matt Hendricks before the ensuing faceoff. Rinaldo later called the hit "improper," according to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Carchidi.
Rinaldo on hit that sidelined Simmonds: "It was improper." #Flyer—
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Many reporters speculated that Erskine would receive a suspension from Department of Player Safety head Brendan Shanahan. As Yahoo! Sports' Greg Wyshysnki pointed out, Rene Bourque was suspended for five games for a similar hit on Nicklas Backstrom last season.
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News Marlboro College Dedicates New Greenhouse
MARLBORO, VT – (October 22, 2012) – Students, faculty, staff, neighbors and friends gathered at Marlboro College last Wednesday for the dedication of a new greenhouse on the Marlboro, Vermont, campus. The 700-square-foot, wood-and-glass structure is the culmination of three years of planning and community labor, and will be valuable resource for classes and the campus farm.
The greenhouse structure is made mostly of local or recycled materials, including local black locust and white oak timbers and pine siding as well as insulated glass re-cycled from Persons Auditorium. The design features a steep, glass roof facing south, a north wall built into the ground and a round entryway on the north side that doubles as a community meeting space.
The plan for the greenhouse was devised by student Kenton Card '10, working with fellow students, staff and faculty, as part of his final Plan of Concentration. Card began milling local wood for the structure and collecting stones for the foundation and retaining walls that year, and the structure has steadily grown since then with the help of other community members.
Present at the dedication were Bob Allen, president of the Windham Foundation, and neighbor David White, both of whom have been instrumental in generously supporting the building of the greenhouse. Other supporters, not able to be present, include Charles J. and Susan J. Snyder, Dr. Suzan Olhbricht and Jon A. Souder '73. Card was present at the celebration via Skype from Germany, where he is attending a graduate program in architecture.
Images available upon request. For more information, contact the Marlboro College public relations department at 802-251-7644 or email@example.com. In case of inclement weather, call the Marlboro College events line at 802-451-7151.
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IBM Worklight helps you extend your business to mobile devices. It is designed to provide an open, comprehensive platform to build, run and manage HTML5, hybrid and native mobile apps. IBM Worklight can help you reduce both app development and maintenance costs, improve time-to-market and enhance mobile app governance and security.
IBM Worklight is comprised of five components:
IBM Worklight Studio is designed to provide a comprehensive environment for advanced, rich, cross-platform mobile app development.
IBM Worklight Server is mobile-optimized middleware that serves as a gateway between applications, back-end systems and cloud-based services.
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IBM Worklight Console is an administrative graphical user interface (GUI) for the server, adapters, applications and push services to help you manage, monitor and instrument mobile apps.
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- Support multiple mobile operating environments and devices with the simplicity of a single, shared code base.
- Connect and synchronize with enterprise data, applications and cloud services.
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- Govern your mobile app portfolio from a central interface.
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- Transform enterprise data into mobile-friendly, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format that can be synchronized, encrypted and stored locally on mobile devices.
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- Gain insight into usage and responsiveness with embedded analytics that offer views of performance while the app is in use.
- Use high availability and private cloud deployment options—IBM WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment and IBM PureApplication™ Systems.
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Relief Society sisters have a glorious heritage. We pray that this volume will be an important resource for preserving that heritage.
~ The First Presidency
In grateful recognition of the blessing of Relief Society in the lives of Church members, the First Presidency has directed the preparation of Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society.
The teachings, stories, and examples in this history book will guide you in establishing priorities and practices in your life that will help increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need.
The history of Relief Society teaches the divine identity and infinite worth of daughters of God. It is a Spirit-filled story of strong, faithful, purposeful women who have served with little public recognition.
As you study this history you will see that our Heavenly Father knows His daughters, that He loves them, that He trusts them with sacred responsibilities, and that He guides them as they fulfill those responsibilities.
You are encouraged to share the book with others. Church members of all ages may use the book as a reference in lessons, talks, council meetings, and at home.
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It goes without saying that unemployment impacts our daily lives as business owners in countless ways. We will be hearing a lot about its effects on a larger scope in the coming months.
However, in lieu of political discourse and messy banter on unemployment, potential tax hikes, spikes, and adjustments, it's vital to understand some basic information on the FUTA tax, and to clear the air surrounding the confusing language used to describe it. Most importantly, companies should consider how they can do some short and long-term planning so they are prepared for any changes reflected in their business' FUTA tax credit.
In short, The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) is a law that supports unemployment compensation for workers who have lost their jobs and qualify to receive unemployment benefits. This law mandates employers pay a tax that supports the federal program. The FUTA tax was established in1939 as a flat employer paid tax set at 6% of the first $7000.00 earned by each employee on payroll each year. Those employers who pay their state unemployment tax (SUTA) on time and in full receive a full tax credit of 5.4%, making the effective tax rate 0.6%. However, if this were not confusing enough, the act also allowed for a reduction in this 5.4% FUTA tax credit in cases where individual state unemployment systems borrowed from the federal unemployment fund and were not able to pay back the loan timely. States that fall under this category are known as credit reduction states.
The state's debt impacts the employer's ability to receive a full 5.4% FUTA tax credit. Federal law provides for a reduction in the FUTA tax credit when a state has depleted its unemployment funds and had to borrow from the federal unemployment loan account.
• Employers in credit reduction states should budget for a decrease in FUTA tax credit on the 2012 Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return.
For many of us who land in these credit reduction states, it should be noted here that credit reduction is not a FUTA tax increase, but rather a "reduction in FUTA credit". The net effect is employers in credit reduction states will pay more FUTA tax. The actual FUTA tax rate is still 6%. The offsetting FUTA credit however is being reduced. This credit, granted to individual employers who remain in good standing in regard to FUTA payment, will decrease because the state in which the employer does business has defaulted on its loan.
The FUTA Credit will decrease by .3% in 2012
• States showing a .3% credit reduction in 2011 will increase to .6% in 2012 resulting in a FUTA credit of only 4.8%.
• States showing a .6% credit reduction in 2011 will increase to .9% in 2012 resulting in a FUTA credit of only 4.5%.
In 2011, employers in twenty states received FUTA credit reductions. These states are referred to as "credit reduction" states because they have outstanding loans for at least two years. When a state falls behind on its loan payments, employers in those states lose part of the FUTA tax credit. Unfortunately, many states have found it difficult to repay the loans in a timely fashion, so those doing business in more long-term credit reduction states continue to experience additional reductions.
As many as seven new states (AL, AZ, CO, DE, KS, SC, and VT) may experience credit reductions this year. State unemployment insurance agencies have until November 10th, 2012 to repay a loan and avoid a credit reduction for the calendar year in which the loan balance is repaid. Notification of credit reductions is made available after November 10th. This can pose an additional challenge to employers trying to plan budgets accordingly because by this date, employers have already submitted three quarterly FUTA deposits. All added FUTA tax debt must be paid with the final deposit for the calendar year (due January 31st of the subsequent year).
Which States were FUTA Credit Reduction States for 2011?
The following 20 states had outstanding Federal Unemployment Trust Fund loans:
North Carolina
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There's no need to leave your favorite pictures, videos, music, and other files behind! By connecting your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to your computer using a USB cable, you can move the files you need between your tablet and computer. To perform this task, you must have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer. To install the latest version, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop. If you set a password to help protect your files, you are prompted to enter it before you can move files between your tablet and your computer.
- On your tablet, tap > Storage and Sharing.
- Set the File Sharing switch to On.
- To set a password to help protect your files, tap Password.
- On your tablet, tap > About.
- In the drop-down list, tap Network and make note of the USB IPv4 address for your tablet.
- Connect your tablet to your computer using a USB cable. Your computer automatically maps your tablet to a drive on your computer.
- Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your tablet.
- After you disconnect the USB cable, the drive for your tablet no longer appears on your computer.
- If you want to browse to the Certs folder, on your computer, use the file browser to navigate to your tablet USB IPv4 address. To find your tablet IPv4 address, tap > About > Network.
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Congratulations on your admission to the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law online Master of Jurisprudence in Business and Corporate Governance Law degree program.
I am pleased to welcome you on behalf of everyone here at Loyola as well as our partners at Concord Law School. We are proud and excited to have you begin your first semester of our unique online M.J. program. This page will serve as a guide to your first steps in beginning this challenging and rewarding course of study.
- Classes for the spring term begin on January 7, 2013.
You are required to complete your Online Orientation during the one month period prior to your start date. Information about orientation, as well as registering for classes, buying textbooks, etc., will be posted here.
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Students who are planning to participate in interscholastic athletics this coming school year are required to pass a physical examination, and on Saturday, July 27, they will be able to obtain their sports physical free of charge at Booker T. Washington Park.
The free physicals are being offered as part of the Charlottesville Community Health Fair between 10 AM and 2 PM this Saturday.
All eighth grade and high school students are eligible for the free sports physicals, but are asked to register in advance by calling 434-243-2079.
Students must also bring with them the required Virginia High School League sports physical form signed by a parent or guardian.
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For up-to-date information about California vascular plants, visit the Jepson eFlora.
Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Subshrubs, appearing glabrous
Stems decumbent, widely spreading or erect, striate; old growth gray, bark sometimes shreddy with age; new growth white below, tips green
Leaves simple, sometimes in axillary clusters below, spreading-ascending to appressed-erect, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, generally minutely spine-tipped, pale green to light gray-green
Inflorescence: heads radiate or discoid, 1many in rounded to ± flat-topped clusters, very small in bud, expanding rapidly in fruit; involucres widely bell-shaped to nearly spheric; phyllaries 2024 in 23 series, ovate to ovate-elliptic, bases cream-yellow, tips green, margins scarious; receptacle deeply pitted, with projections between flowers but not chaffy
Ray flowers present or 0; ligules yellow
Disk flowers many; corollas funnel-shaped, yellow, sinuses deep, lobes spreading to reflexed, style-branch appendages lanceolate
Fruit densely long-hairy, hairs white, bronze, or brownish; pappus of 2025 wide, stiff, widely spreading bristles, slightly > fruit
Species in genus: 2 species: sw US
Etymology: (Greek: unbending pappus)
Reference: [Lane 1988 Madroño 35:247265]
Stems much-branched, ascending to erect, generally < 1 m
Leaves < 1.5 cm, < 3 mm wide, generally linear to oblanceolate
Inflorescence: heads very many, borne singly or clustered; involucre hemispheric to spheric
Ray flowers 0
Disk flowers 1327; corollas 23.5 mm
Fruit < 3 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Gravelly or rocky soils on flats or slopes in deserts to juniper woodlands
Elevation: 602200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Tehachapi Mountain Area, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, East of Sierra Nevada, Desert
Distribution outside California: to Utah, s Nevada, Arizona
Varieties sometimes occur together and intergrade.
Herbage glabrous (or leaf margins sparsely rough-puberulent)
Stems generally < 1 m
Ecology: Habitats and range (except SNE) of sp.
Elevation: < 2200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Tehachapi Mountain Area, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, Desert
Distribution outside California: to Utah, s Nevada, Arizona
Flowering time: AprJun
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WEBSTER CITY - Two of the more storied careers in the history of the Webster City boys' soccer program came to a fitting end last week when the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association released its all-state teams from this past spring season.
Christian Lemus and Nick Olmstead made the cut.
Lemus, a senior midfielder, and Olmstead, a senior defensive back, were both named to the Class 2A second team after helping the Lynx to a 9-4-1 record.
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Nick Olmstead (2) flicks the ball to a teammate against Iowa Falls-Alden in April.
WCHS spent the entire season in the 2A rankings before falling to eventual state qualifier Waverly-Shell Rock in the substate semifinal round.
Lemus and Olmstead were both starters in 2012 when the Lynx advanced to the state tournament for the first time.
"I think both of those guys are very deserving," WCHS head coach Craig Signorin said. "Christian, I think he's going to be one of the best - if not the best - midfielders that will ever play in Webster City, and Nick, he's just an athlete. He can do just about anything you tell him because he's so coachable."
Lemus, who will play for the Iowa Central Community College program, led WCHS offensively with nine goals and five assists. He was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks in his final season on the prep pitch.
Olmstead was the architect of a stingy defense that ranked fourth in 2A in goals against; the Lynx gave up just 10 all season. They posted six shutouts and allowed only one goal in four other matches.
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The Kings' defense of their first Stanley Cup ended in the Western Conference Finals, where they fell to eventual champion Chicago in five games. By that point, the Kings, who had steamrolled to the title in 2012, looked worn out after battling through tough series vs. St. Louis and San Jose. They struggled to score as Dustin Brown, Jarret Stoll and Mike Richards fought injuries and star center Anze Kopitar slumped. Goaltender Jonathan Quick wasn't nearly as sharp as he was when he won the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy. And so the Detroit Red Wings remained the last team to repeat as Cup champions (1997, '98).


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Rattata has improved quite a bit in Black and White. Most notably it has received Hustle as a Dream World ability, along with several new moves such as Wild Charge and Retaliate. Though still hindered by its frailty, Rattata can now be considered a threat, which is a major step up from the last generation.
Facade is this moveset's main STAB move; once Rattata is inflicted with a status condition, its base power doubles, allowing Rattata to KO Pokemon it might otherwise struggle against. Sucker Punch is a very handy move, as it not only gives Rattata good coverage, but also allows Rattata to attack first. Flame Wheel allows Rattata to hit Pokemon such as Ferroseed hard, while Protect can be used as to ensure the activation of the orb, activating Rattata's full power Facade. Wild Charge can damage several of Rattata's checks, for instance Kabuto, Tirtouga, and Omanyte, yet U-turn can also be extremely helpful to Rattata. If you do choose to run U-turn, carrying a Rapid Spin user also becomes important to get rid of entry hazards, which will limit Rattata.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Rattata can be an effective revenge killer with a Choice Scarf. STAB Return is Rattata's most powerful move, allowing it to dish out massive amounts of damage in conjunction with Hustle. U-turn is a useful move for scouting, and is particularly effective on Choice Scarf users, where prediction is crucial. Flame Wheel destroys Pokemon such as Ferroseed, whereas Wild Charge can damage Pokemon such as Tirtouga, Mantyke, Kabuto, Omanyte, and Archen along with other checks to Rattata. Crunch and Sucker Punch are present to hit Ghost-types super effectively. Both attacks have the same power, but Crunch is more consistent, as Sucker Punch only works when the opponent attacks. Sucker Punch does offer strong priority, however.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Rattata's ability to run the FEAR set hasn't changed, and this is still as viable as in the previous generation. FEAR refers to the strategy in which Rattata runs Endeavor, a Focus Sash, and a priority move to finish the opponent off once it has been weakened by Endeavor. Rattata can also run Focus Sash and Counter, or Focus Sash and Reversal, enabling it to take down at least one opponent every match with correct prediction. Rattata has a massive special movepool, but the only special moves worth noting are Grass Knot and Ice Beam. Work Up is an option to boost Rattata's offenses, but Rattata's frailty can make it difficult to obtain a boost. A Life Orb set with Quick Attack being the main STAB attack can really pack a punch with Hustle, and can take out some otherwise threatening Pokemon. Aerial Ace can surprise the Fighting-types hoping to get rid of Rattata, and has perfect accuracy. Taunt can be used to block burns from Frillish and prevent Dwebble from setting up entry hazards. Rattata can also strip off half of the opponent's health in an instant with Super Fang, but its other attacks usually deal more damage.
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If Ebenezer Scrooge were around haranguing and humbugging this holiday season, he would have referred to this as "The Ghost of Big East Past."
Officially, the name of the game played Friday night at the Citrus Bowl was the Russell Athletic Bowl. Unofficially, it was the Big East Exodus Bowl.
In a city where the hometown university — UCF — can't wait to join the crumbling Big East next year, the two bowl participants Friday night — Virginia Tech and Rutgers — couldn't wait to get out. Virginia Tech started the mass egression a decade ago by bolting for the ACC; Rutgers, along with Maryland, bailed a month ago for the Big Ten. The more things change; the more they remain the same.
In the words of that famous college football analyst Ben "Beano" Franklin: "Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes and Big East defections."
For the record, Virginia Tech beat Rutgers Tech 13-10 in a painfully mundane overtime game that featured a bowl-record 21 punts and likely made the announced crowd of 48,127 want to jump off the fiscal cliff. Even more dreary than the game itself is the fact that Rutgers coach Kyle Flood — a man whose program is benefitting tremendously by the insanely haywire system of conference realignment — doesn't necessarily like where college football is headed.
Even though his program will enjoy a huge revenue windfall because of its stunning invitation to join the Big Ten in 2014, Flood realizes the current trend is not what college football was meant to be.
"In a perfect world, college football is always best when it's regional, " Flood said. "The fan bases would be able to travel to away games and get home the same day without a lot of cost to families. That would be utopia so to speak, but it's not the reality of college football."
Flood is absolutely right. Fans and families are of little concern to the college presidents and conference commissioners who are in charge of a sport that has nobody in charge. They don't care about the fans who actually attend games. If they did, they wouldn't play on Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights and Thursday nights just to appease their television partners. In today's college football world, the TV product is all that matters.
Rivalries that have been played for generations are being disbanded. Perfectly good geographic conferences are being ruined. History and heritage is being trashed in the mad scramble for the almighty TV dollar.
Boise State is in the Big East and Missouri is in the SEC. And does anything scream "Big Ten Football!" like a Rutgers team from Piscataway, N.J.?
The Scarlet Knights weren't invited into the league because they have a great football program that excites fans in the Big Ten but because they are located in a monster TV market that excites the suits in the Big Ten. Adding Rutgers and Maryland will allow the conference to strong-arm cable companies along the East Coast to add the Big Ten Network.
According to a recent report in the Sports Business Journal, the conference is initially considering keeping Rutgers and Maryland off its own Big Ten Network in an effort to get local cable companies to place the network on their basic tiers.
Currently, the Big Ten Network is available in the home markets of Maryland and Rutgers, but it's located on the optional sports tiers, which charges subscribers about 15 cents a month. If the Big Ten Network is added to the basic package, the Big Ten gets 80 cents per month per subscriber.
The Business Journal did the math and figured out that, "For every 1 million cable subscribers in those markets — subscribers, not people actually watching the Big Ten Network, just those with cable — the Big Ten will make an additional $650,000 a month, or $7.8 million a year."
Now multiply that 7.8 million by 10 — a rough estimation of the approximate 10 million cable subscribers in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New York City and New Jersey markets. That equals $78 million a year into Big Ten coffers just by adding Rutgers and Maryland.
It's no wonder when I asked iconic Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer if he like where his sport is headed, he just shrugged and said, "I don't think I've got a choice."
Florida State legend Bobby Bowden saw this bastardization of the game coming long before anyone else. It was decades ago when Bowden was asked about the power and influence TV networks have on college football.
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My clever brother introduced me to Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), an extraordinary woman who happened to have red hair.
Among other accomplishments were her extensive camel treks in Arabia, acquiring knowledge of the desert tribes and fluency in their languages, prompting British Intelligence to hire her as a political officer during the First World War. During that time, she had some influence on the success of the Arab Revolt.
Before the war ended, she was appointed oriental secretary to the high commissioner in Baghdad where she had a profound effect. "Bell and T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) are recognized as almost wholly responsible for creating the Hashemite dynasty in Jordan and the modern state of Iraq."
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The book cover photograph was taken at the Cairo Conference in 1921; Bell is between Winston Churchill and T.E. Lawrence.
Bell left thousands of now-rare photographs of Middle East antiquities. Her enduring love for the region and archaeology led her to found the famed Baghdad Archaeological Museum, now known as the National Museum of Iraq—the institution notoriously looted during the Iraq invasion of 2003 (although many pieces have been recovered). They can be seen at the site of the Gertrude Bell Project at http://www.gert.ncl.ac.uk.
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(Almost) Silent Sunday
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- Sheri said...
Is Gertrude an ancestress of yours? What an extraordinary woman.
Sheri Fenley
- Sunday, 17 August, 2008
- Brenda said...
Sheri, I wish. Our only common ground is being born with red hair and an affinity for camels .. two subjects this blog turns to at times :-}
- Sunday, 17 August, 2008
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Hello all, this week has been full of plans for the summer. It is going to be awesome! My cousin is coming in from Aubrey , Texas which is down by Dallas . He will be here for three weeks, long enough for me to want to join the witness protection program I am sure. We annoy each other after just a few days let alone three whole weeks. He and my sister used to fight like this when she was my age too. But we love each other when we aren't trying to get rid of each other so that we can have the spotlight all to ourselves. There is just not enough room in one family for two drama queens. Ok so he's not a queen, he's a prince. Speaking of drama queen's- my niece was on the news with her kindergarten class playing football after school with the highschoolers in Tulsa . They seemed like they were having an awesome time. Our family is just full of drama queens.
Now that I have gotten that off my chest I can talk about the big highlight-we got rain! We also planted a garden just before the rain came so all the little plants get a head start. I don't know if it was enough to help our area but it was cool while it lasted. My friend and I played in the rain until it started hailing. Then we decided to go in the house but instead she ran all the way home. It was a good thing the hail was only the size of B B's or small peas. It didn't last long so she came back and we got to play out in it more. Hopefully this coming week we will get more rain for the crops and me to play in.
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In Border Moonlight, both Simon and Sibylla are outstandingly detailed and complex characters. Simon is serious, hardworking, dedicated to his family and the political neutrality set forth by his ancestors. He is also deeply emotional and passionate, which he hides behind his cold façade. Sibylla is a great match for Simon; she is fiery and independent, with her own ideals and opinions. She has had practice with twisting the men in her life around her finger, but Simon won't conform and she's intrigued.
The love story is funny, honest and flares with both friendship and desire.
However, the reader has to search through pages and pages of historical detail to find the human love story. I found the overly detailed historical background very heavy and hard to get through. There are many characters involved in the political backstory that are either left un-introduced to the reader or swept through the pages as additional background. I had to go back and forth a few times through pages to try to remember who one character was, or how they came to be in the story, just to keep the timeline straight. The myriad of characters, and detail was frustrating when the romance between the straight-laced Simon and the strong-willed Sibylla is so much more worth focusing on.
While Border Moonlight is funny, romantic and detailed, there are some parts that are much better than others. This is a story you will want to read to find out what happens between Simon and Sibylla, but you may want to skip the heavy political unrest in between.
--Amy Wroblewsky


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